Facebook Hires First Compliance Chief, Adds Two Big Law Partners

Facebook Inc. has hired Henry Moniz as its first-ever chief ethics and compliance officer and brought on two former Big Law litigators to bolster an internal team coping with new legal challenges.

Moniz, who a year ago was tapped to be chief compliance officer and audit executive at media conglomerate ViacomCBS Inc., is poised to join Facebook next month.

“Henry Moniz will be joining Facebook to lead our strategy and execution of compliance matters in the U.S. and around the world,” Facebook spokeswoman Nneka Norville told Bloomberg Law.

Moniz marks the latest in a string of prominent legal hires by ...